Court Reports of the Kingdom of
Æthelmearc
Rurik and Angelik
December 11, AS 39
(2004)
Baronial Investiture of William and Kersey
Barony of the Rhydderich Hael
Being
the Report of the Court of Their Royal Majesties, Rurik and
Angelik, King and Queen of Æthelmearc, with Their Sylvan
Highnesses, Malcolm
and Tessa, Prince and Princess of Æthelmearc; Their Excellencies,
William and
Kersey, Baron and Baroness of the Rhydderich Hael; Their Majesties,
Malik and
Genevieve, King and Queen of Ealdormere; and His Royal Highness,
Alaric, Prince
of the Midrealm in attendance. Court
held on December 11, AS 39 (2004) at Baronial Investiture in Their
Barony of
the Rhydderich Hael. Giulietta da Venezia, Reporting
Herald, with the assistance of Master Edmund Tregelles.
Their
Majesties gave Their Excellencies leave to conduct their Baronial Court.
His
Royal Highness, Alaric, Prince of the Midrealm, assisted by Master
Emrys
Eustace (hight Broom), gave a rare and precious gift to Their Sylvan
Highnesses, Malcolm and Tessa: after a
long and painstaking quest, He had found the ancestral sword of
Æthelmearc,
last seen in the early days of our glorious principality, had it
restored to
its former glory, and returned it to Their Highnesses, to the acclaim
of the
Royalty and populace there assembled.
Their
Majesties of Ealdormere presented gifts to Their Excellencies of the
Rhydderich Hael and to the assembled Royalty.
Their
Majesties of Æthelmearc presented gifts to Their Excellencies of
the
Rhydderich Hael and to the assembled Royalty.
Their
Majesties called forth Dame Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina, the
Kingdom
Archivist, and THLady George Anne. Dame
Katja informed Their Majesties that THLady George had agreed to serve
as her
successor, to maintain the Kingdom Archives, and to serve as the
Kingdom’s
Waiver Secretary. Their Majesties
thanked Dame Katja for her service and released her from her office,
and
invested THLady George Anne as Kingdom Archivist.
Their
Majesties received the Oath of Fealty of THLord Caleb Reynolds, the
Kingdom Thrown Weapons Marshal.
Their
Majesties made Otto of Westphalia a Companion of the Keystone for his
service in teaching calligraphy and armoring, cleaning up after events,
and for
never missing an opportunity to assist his Barony, his Kingdom, or any
gentle
in need. Scroll scrivened by Her Grace,
Anna Blackleaf and limned by Lady Mea the Bold, upon a text by Lady
Maeve
Aislynn Ronan.
Their
Majesties made Katherine Kersey a Companion of the Keystone for her
service as a scribe and for her assistance with auctions and other
fundraising
efforts. Scroll by Lady Pleasance de
Coignieres.
Their
Majesties made Magdalena Drucker a Companion of the Golden Alce for her
prowess at thrown weapons and for her service in teaching and running
thrown
weapons ranges. Scroll by Lady Juliana
Stafford.
Cynwyl
MacDaire of Lands End was made a Companion of the Keystone for his
service in creating cookbooks and event booklets, and for contributing
art to
newsletters. Scroll by Lady Failenn de
Cearsaigh.
Master
Edmund Tregelles asked to speak with Their Majesties.
Having given Their assent, Master Edmund
began to beg a boon of Their Majesties, and asked that They recall a
certain
conversation between Master Edmund and Themselves concerning a certain
individual. Being terribly moved by
Master Edmund’s words, Their humble servant and herald, Giulietta da
Venezia,
did also ask to speak with Their Majesties.
Their Majesties having agreed to hear her, Giulietta also asked
Their
Majesties to recall a certain conversation between herself and Their
Majesties. After saying that she could
think of only one person who exemplified the virtues of which Master
Edmund
spoke, she begged Their Majesties to give Master Edmund his just
deserts. Their Majesties asked both Master
Edmund and
THLady Giulietta to take a knee while they sorted matters out. His Majesty then produced a document from
beneath his throne; after some consultation, Her Majesty agreed that
the words
contained in the document were indeed right and proper.
Their
Majesties then proceeded to create Master Edmund Tregelles a Baron of
Their Court. Scroll by Her Excellency,
Gillian Llewellyn of Ravenspur; coronet by Lord Ludwig von Strassburg.
At
that moment, the voice of a great herald, His Excellency, Master
Fridrikr
Tomasson av Knusslig Hamn, was heard in the hall. Much
to her surprise, Master Fridrikr began extolling the virtues
of the Kingdom Herald, THLady Giulietta.
Their Majesties were then moved to create Giulietta da Venezia a
Baroness of Their Court. Scroll by Her
Excellency, Dame Margaret Makafee; coronet on loan from Master Fridrikr
until
such time as Giulietta’s is complete.
Their
Majesties invited Their Most Noble Order of the Chivalry into Their
Presence, and asked them whether they had counselled their candidate,
as
directed. Having received the Order’s
assent, Their Majesties invited THLord Wulfstan Huscarl into Their
Presence,
and asked him if it was his wish to continue with the ceremony. Having received Wulfstan’s assent, Their
Majesties asked to hear counsel on the matter.
Their Majesties received the words of Her Excellency, Caryl
Olesdottir;
Her Excellency, Isabeau de l’Isle; Master Thaddeus the Brown and
Mistress Siobhan
O’Neill (presented by Her Grace, Syr Rowan de la Garnisson); and Sir
Murdoch
Bayne. Agreeing that all They had heard
was right and proper, They invested Wulfstan with the accoutrements of
a
Knight: the Wilmot Belt, placed about
Wulfstan by his lady, Anna Dillon; spurs, cloak, sword and chain. After receiving his Oath of Fealty, Their
Majesties dubbed Sir Wulfstan Huscarl a Knight of Æthelmearc. His Majesty graciously allowed Sir
Wulfstan’s Knight, His Excellency, Sir Yngvar the Dismal, to administer
the
traditional buffet. Scroll scrivened by
THLady Roberta McMorland and limned by Lady Alessandra Bentivegna da
Faenza.
Their
Majesties invited Their Most Noble Order of the Laurel into Their
Presence, and asked whether they had duly prepared their candidate for
elevation. Having received the Order’s
assent, Their Majesties invited THLady Elianora Mathewes into Their
Presence,
and asked whether she would continue with the ceremony.
THLady Elianora having agreed, Their
Majesties asked to hear words on behalf of Her Ladyship.
After receiving the counsel of Sir Murdoch
Bayne; Mistress Cori Ghora; Her Excellency, Aidan ni Leir; and Mistress
Rhiannon y Bwa (gracefully impersonated by Master Bedwyr Danwyn), Their
Majesties
agreed that THLady Elianora was indeed a right worthy individual, and
that her
ceremony should continue. Mistress
Rhiannon y Bwa released THLady Elianora from her apprenticeship, and in
fulfillment of their contract did provide a suit of new clothing to her
former
student: farthingale, bum roll, skirt,
pair of high-necked bodies, pair of sleeves, suit of ruffs, medallion
and
wreath, as befits Elianora’s new station in life. After
receiving Elianora’s Oath of Fealty, Their Majesties
directed Their heralds to read the scroll, only to have the
illumination in the
hall fail. The heralds, finding
themselves in the dark (as they had been all day), begged for a clew. THLady Elianora graciously provided three
clews, and so her scroll was duly read.
Their Majesties then created Elianora Mathewes a Companion of
the Most
Noble Order of the Laurel. Scroll by
THLady Alienora Russeal, upon a sonnet by Master Michael McPhe, called
Alewright; seal tag by Mistress Rhiannon y Bwa; seal bag by THLady
Brigette Kelly
MacLean.
Their
Majesties recalled Their Most Noble Order of the Laurel to Them. Reminding the Order that there was yet more
business to be done, They asked the Order if it was their wish to
proceed. Having received the Order’s
assent, Their
Majesties did invite Dame Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina into Their
Presence,
and commanded her to present herself before Them at the Festival of the
Passing
of the Ice Dragon to answer whether she would accept elevation to said
Order. Katja was somewhat reluctant to
agree, due to having other cooking duties in assistance of THLady
Roberta
McMorland’s elevation that same day.
However, after receiving offers of assistance from no fewer than
three
of the Crowned Heads present, Dame Katja thanked Them for making it
possible
for her to comply with the Royal Will while fulfilling her duties to
THLady
Roberta.
The
Court of Their Majesties was closed.